Record and percentage chart for baseball and other games



Aug. 18, I925. 1,549.853

c. a. BREWER RECORD AND PERCENTAGE CHART FOR BASEBALL AND D r HER GAMES2 Shuts-Shoe 1 Filed 26, 1921 NON WON WON Aug. 18, 1925. I 1,549,853

C. B. BREWER RECORD AND PERCENTAGE CHART FOR BASEBALL AND OTHER GAMESFiled Ju 26 1921 2 Shoots-Shout 2 Patented l3,

'Uttl'l fill STATES mass PAE ()FFttiE.

CHARLES B. BREWER, O1 CULLEGJE PARK, MARYLAND.

RECORD AND PERCENTAGE CHART FUR BASEBALL AND OTHER GAMES.

Application filed July 26,

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that l, Cruisers B. BREWER, a citizen of the United States,residing at College Park, in the county oi? Prince Georges and of M*land, have in vented certain new and iiseiti i improvements in Recordand Percentage Charts tor ball and Other Games, of which the tollowingis a. specification, reference being bad therein to the accompanyingdrawing.

'lhis invention relates to record and percentage charts for baseball andother games, and particularly to charts for recording the results gamesduring a ball season.

The object of the invention is to provide a chart of such simple formthat. it may readily be understood.

Another object of the invention is to present a chart so constitutedthat it may readily be changed from time to time as the particular gamecharted progresses.

The chart characterized by my invention provides for several features,among others oil which may be mentioned the following:

1. A record of any succession of gamesior example, between difl erentclubs in any of the existing baseball leagues, or between contestantsthereof-may thereby be kept which will show whether, at any particulartime, preceding and successive games have been won or lost.

2. The general path or curve by which a position or the contestant hasbeen attained relatively to another contestant may thus be recorded.

3. The relative positions, as regards percentages of games Worn-whetherthe number played by each contestant is the same number as or adifferent number from anoth er or others-may thus be charted.

4c. Tabulated data, in one column, giving for each particular game won:the date played, the score, and from what team won.

5. Tabulated data, in another column, giving for each particular gamelost: the date played, the score, and to what team lost.

t. Character markings to show with whom and when tie games are played;games not scheduled to be played or not played because of rain or otherreason; double header games; and whether games are played on the homegrounds or abroad; and other data desired to be recorded aboutparticular games or days.

7. The variation in percentage-value of 1921. Serial No. 487,647.

a game won, or a game lost, and full information as to date played, withwhom, resulting score, etc, may thus be laid oli and readily understood.

8. Comparative readings of the performances, such as complete victories,for points of encellence-tor instance, the batting averages, ete.-ot twoor more teams on the same chart. 1 i

in the accompanying drawings, I have illustratcd two preferred forms ofcharts, though these are in the nature 01 examples, and it is to beunderstood that the same may be varied according to the particular usefor which the chart is to be utilized.

in these drawings: 1

Figure 1 is a plan view of the chart for plotting the record of oneparticular ball team; and

Fig. 2 is a plan view of the chart for plotting the record andcomparative standings of two or more teams, two teams being shown.

deterring to these drawings,it is to be understood that the gamesplotted on the vertical lines a are those which have been won; whereasthose which have been lost are plotted on the horizontal lines 6.

Each space formed between the vertical and horizontal lines represents,say, a game.

The vertical lines are arranged in groups of ten and, similarly, are thehorizontal lines.

The converging lines (Z will represent the percentages of, say,victories or the total games played. The spacing of these lines 03 isnowhere equidistant, except on lines drawn at an angle of et5 to thevertical. For each 100%, a heavy line is, by preference, drawn, and theintermediate lines are lighter, and each represents It will undertsoodthat as a particular club increases the number of games Won, thepercentage rises and the lines (Z, intersecting the lines 6, indicatethe exact percentage.

The following explanation will suflice, it is thought, to exemplify theuse of the chart:

Referring to Fig. 1 of the drawings, it will be seen from the chartthat, up to May 28th, the team or" which the record is being rcpt losttwenty games and won eighteen. The percentage of victories can thus beread as 474%.

It will also be seen from the upper 001- the chart will show that thekept thereby 1nteain ol which the record is being won the last live gaplott creasing its perciunage 1o coo g.

The chart accounts for the date and the inactivity or break in theschedule oi the team, as well as indicating the played games. Thus,between April 17th and April 19th, the diagonal line shows that a it notplayed on account of rain, or in travel to another city, or for anyother, reason. Similarly, between the dates of May 3rd and May th, therewere two games emitted by reason of rain, travel, etc, as indicated bythe two short diagonal lines. Whether this was on account of rain ortravel only be indicated, for instance, by placing a small r at the endoi the diagonal lin representing a gan'ie not played on account of rain,and a small t at the end oi? the diagonal line to indicate a game notplayed on account of travel, etc.

The chart also indicates, by the small circles designated 6 and 7, that,on May 8th a tie game was played in addition to the 5- l game and thatanother tie game .vas played between May 25th ant. ll-ilay 2 Ordinarily,tic game will be indicated by making the small circle through the lineindicating one of two games played on the filki lltl li y H5 at c: lilli\fi.1 1 c happens to be the only game or the series with a contestingteam played on. a particular day, tie tie game may be indicated byplacing the circle at the corner or the block at the end of the lineindicating the last game played with the preceding team prior to the tiegame.

The chart also provides for indicating, by double parallellines----instead oi the usual heavy single line marking the path oi? thetear;r-a double head--. as noted 2 for the game played on slay 30th.columns at the side and top also show when checked; but the :iuble linedesi nation is added to maltc a. reading of past performances of a teamby the plotting lines more simple than by having to reso t to thedesignating data in the side and top columns.

Referring to 2 oi the drawings, it will be seen that the chart thereindisclosed illustrates the adaptability of my invention to recording theperformances or results f gtllflOS played by two or more teams on thesame card. By this arrangement, all the information for each team, asnoted "For the team shown in Fig. l, is given and, in addition, thisterm of chart atlords a more ready means of illustrating thecon'ipara'liive performances of any two teams where peculiar rivalrybetween them for standing in. the league may exist, such, for example,the pennant race oil? the two leaning teams of a league. As illustratedby Fig. 2, the record oi past performances and present standing of twoteams, designated, here, liew York and i leveland, are entered. isshown, the record of the New York team is indicated by the solid line,while the solid of the Cleveland team is indi -ated by the dotted line.As in the example shown in l ig. 1, games won are plotted on thevertical lines and games lost on th hori- :mntal lines. The diagonal.lines register the percentage of games won and each game 1 moves the endof lhe line toward the higher percentage. Similarly, each game lostmoves the end at the line towards the lower percentage.

The tables at the side and top of the chart snow the dates on which thegan'ics are played and are written in the same parallel space whereinthe game is plotted, the tables at the side showing the games won andthose at the top showing the games lost. 1 dates are accounted for toprevent error in plotting days on which games are not played on accountof 'ain or for other reason, and are shown by the short diagonal lines,solid diagonals marking such reason tor the New York team, and thedotted dilu -onals those of the Cleveland team.

l n keeping a comparative record of the poil ormzniccs ol? two teams, ascontemplated by the cXaaple shown in Fig. 2, it will be understood thatthe two teams may not play games on the same dates, so that there willbe a difference in the points of entry oi? dates in the parallel columnsof the total nun'iber of games played up to a given date; but thepercentage standing of each team will be accurate.

It is to be understood that the chart devised by me may be used forkeeping a record of the performances of any number Oil tean'is, on. thesame card, by merely platadditional designating columns on the side andtop of the chart for entering the n s or? the other teams, the course oithe games, etc; and that other plotted perilorniances may be indicatedby using solid, dotted, and dotand-dash lines, or by using in or pencilsof different colors for the several teams.

it is also to be understood that the chart nliay be used for the purposeoi. recording tn and on the same chart that the standing of the team maybe plotted; that is, the percentages will be calculated in the same way,either singly or all together, by using different colored pencils orink, etc., in making the plotting lines or curves.

l Vhat I claim is:

1. A chart comprising a body bearing approximately equally spacedhorizontally and vertically arranged lines disposed at ap proximatelyright angles to each define intersecting columns for the A ,ception ofdata relating to games won and games lost, respectively, and a pluralityof lines radiating from one corner. and extending toward opposite edgesof the chart, whereby points of intersection of said radiating lineswith said horizontally and vertically arranged lines indicatepercentages of games won and lost.

2. A chart comprising a base bearing delineations thereon includhighorizontally and vertically arranged lines constituting columns for thereception of data relating to games won and games lost, respectively,said lines being arranged in groups of predetermined number; certain ofsaid lines bearing numbers corresponding to the nnnr ber of linescomputed from a. predetermined point and indicating that number of gameswon; certain other lines be ng numbers corresponding to the number orthe line computed from a predetermined point and indicating that numberof games lost; and a plurality of radial lines cirtending from onecorner of the chart toward the opposite edges thereof and hearingdelineations indicating percentages.

A chart comprising a base bearing delineations thereon includinghorizontally and vertically arranged lines constituting columns for thereception of data relating to games won and games lost, respectively;said lines being arranged in groups of predetermined number; certain ofsaid lines bearing numbers corresponding to the number of the linescomputed from a predetermined point and indicating that number of gameswon; certain other lines bearing numbers corresponding to the number ofthe line computed from a predetermined point and indicating that numberof games lost; a plurality of nadial lines extending from one corner ofthe chart toward the opposite edges thereof and bearing delineationsindicating percentages; said lines constituting a body-portion of thechart; and a plurality of lines extending outwardly beyond thebody-portion and constituting colums for the reception of data relatingto the names of teams, the dates of games, and the score.

f. A game chart comprising a body bearing approximately equally spacedhorizontally and vertically arranged lines disposed at approximatelyright angles to each other to define intersecting columns for thereception of data relating to games won and lost, respectively, aplurality of lines radiating from one corner and extending towardopposite edges of the chart, whereby points of intersection of saidradiating lines with saie horizontal and vertical lines indicatepercentages of games won and lost, markings on the chart following thedirection of certain of said horizontal and vertical lines betweenintersections thereof to indicate performance of teams on certain days,double markings to indicate double performance on a single day, andother markings at intersections of said horizontal and vertical lines toindicate lack of performance.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

CHARLES B. BREWER.

